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Steven Paul Winkelstein

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Born

Atlantic City

Website

http://www.thedaygodgotamnesia.com

Twitter

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Genre

Humor and Comedy, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

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Ernest Hemingway, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christopher Moore, Shel Silv ...more

Member Since

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Steven Winkelstein is an award-winning author and product designer based in Chicago. He began his writing career with books for younger readers, including Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive!, winner of a Book News Award, and Brisko: A True Tale of Holocaust Survival, which received a Kirkus recommendation.

He now writes adult comedic fantasy that blends absurdity, heart, supernatural chaos, queer characters, and humor of questionable morality. His latest novel, The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy, follows a gay atheist barista in Boulder who gets pulled into a demonic invasion after God is knocked unconscious and Heaven’s bureaucracy begins to collapse.

When he is not writing, Steven works in product design, travels in search of inspiration ...more

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	Brisko: a true tale of Holocaust survival by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Dana Juliano (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Peter Thaddeus (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive! (Volume 1) by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Christie Mealo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Kidd and the Jersey Devil by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Rebecca N. Naumchik (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy's Great Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Diving Horse and the Magic Whistle by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Christie Mealo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Mind of the Winkle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters Meet on Mondays it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy's Official Coloring Book! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sneakrets: A very secret children's book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Steven Winkelstein made a comment in the group Free Books & Kindle & ARC & Beta Readers & Giveaway — [ARC Request] [EPUB/PDF] [Oct 13 Release] [Comedic Fantasy/Satire] [The Day God Got Amnesia — Steven Winkelstein] topic " Hi! I’m looking for a few additional ARC readers for The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy, an adult comedic fantasy/satire releasing October 13. Pr ...more "
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“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”
― Joseph Campbell

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